Every year for the month of April bloggers take on an amazing challenge where each day we write a blog post based on a letter of the alphabet.​This year, I had big plans which some wise writers quickly dissuaded me of. So without further ado, my theme for the AtoZ Blogging Challenge will be...

For Writers and Readers

Each day I'll post something for Writers of Kidlit and something for Readers of Kidlit. Sometimes it will a tip, maybe a book recommendation, or perhaps creative way to read a book. I'll have a tab at the top of the blog labeled "AtoZ" so that you can click on it to see all the posts so far. Feel free to read them in any order. Oh, and I'll be posting Z on May 1st this year because I don't post on Sundays (my personal blogging rule).HOW IT WILL LOOK:Each post will be three sections – Main Idea, For Writers, and For Readers. As example of how it will work, I've set up this post the same way. You are reading the Main Idea section right now. In this section, I'll give a little spiel about what word I chose for that day's letter and why.

For Writers: Commenting

The AtoZ Blogging Challenge Website has some awesome tips on how to leave comments during the challenge. I'd like to add my personal preferences.

​I love Comments! And even though I may not respond to all of them, I will visit everyone who comments. Even if you aren't also doing the Challenge, I hope you'll stop by to say hello.

If you comment, please include your website with your name! It makes it easy for me to click on your name, and I've discovered some amazing bloggers through comments on my blog. I will visit peeps who comment on my blog before visiting others I'm interested in.

Comment Moderation SHOULD be turned off on my website. If it is not, please kindly let me know. I hate thinking my website works one way only to find it's working differently for someone else.

For Readers: Read Only What Applies

I hope my readers do not feel obligated to visit every single day during April. If you want to maximize the blogs you visit, then it becomes impossible to visit everyday - especially when the topic is not something you normally enjoy. So -

​If you stop by my blog once, I'll be thrilled. Stop by twice, I'll be overjoyed. Stop by more than that and I'll be ESTATIC!

If you are not a writer, go ahead and skip to the "For Readers" section. If you are simply stopping by to say and haven't read a word of the post, I won't even be offended.

If you want me to read your post (and I'd love to!) please leave me a comment with your name linked back to your website - in other words, don't just be a reader.

About AtoZ Challenge

In this section I'll put any links I've shouted out to, possibly as a button below a short explanation. Always, (unless I forget) I'll link back to the AtoZ Blogging Challenge and encourage you to read other bloggers on that day. It's amazing who you'll meet!